Senior Software Engineer, Virality and Activation
Job Location:
Mountain View, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Posted on:
Vacancies:
Job Summary
Were building the next generation of AI-native product experiences where conversations turn directly into outcomes. As a Senior Software Engineer on the Virality & Activation team youll work at the intersection of product growth and systems owning the engineering of features that directly shape how users activate retain and spread the work across the full lifecycle of growth initiatives from the design of scalable backend systems that power sharing and onboarding infrastructure to the experimentation layer that lets the team learn fast and iterate with confidence. This role requires balancing deep systems thinking with product intuition ensuring that what we build is not only technically sound but measurably moving the metrics that partner closely with product design and data to drive initiatives end-to-end from framing the problem and defining success metrics through launch and metric readout and set the technical standard for how the team builds.
Your Impact- Own features end-to-end: from technical design through launch to metric readout operating with a high degree of autonomy
- Design and build scalable backend systems that power growth loops sharing flows invite mechanics notification pipelines and onboarding infrastructure
- Lead the instrumentation strategy for new features ensuring the team has the data it needs to measure impact and iterate with confidence
- Drive A/B experiments: define hypotheses instrument correctly analyze results and translate findings into concrete product decisions
- Raise the teams technical bar through rigorous code reviews design feedback and proactive documentation
- Partner with product and data to define what success looks like before building starts and hold the team accountable to it after launch
- Identify systemic gaps and advocate for improvements that increase the teams velocity and reliability over time
- Holds a Bachelors degree in Computer Science or a related field or has equivalent practical experience
- Has 5 years of backend software engineering experience with a strong track record of shipping impactful user-facing features at scale
- Has deep proficiency in Python and has used them to build and maintain production systems at scale; experience with Go or another high-performance compiled language is a plus
- Has strong command of relational databases (MySQL or similar) and has designed schemas and query patterns for high-traffic production workloads
- Has production experience with NoSQL and high-performance data stores such as DynamoDB Cassandra Redis or Elasticsearch and can reason clearly about consistency latency and scalability trade-offs across storage systems
- Has production experience with Kafka or similar distributed messaging systems and understands their operational trade-offs
- Is experienced with AWS infrastructure (EC2 S3 DynamoDB or similar) and comfortable reasoning about reliability and cost in a cloud environment
- Has hands-on experience with A/B experimentation not just running tests but designing them rigorously and drawing well-grounded conclusions from results
- Defines success in terms of user outcomes and business metrics not task completion
- Operates effectively in ambiguous environments: can scope a loosely defined problem build alignment around a solution and drive it to closure
- Communicates technical decisions clearly to both engineering peers and non-technical stakeholders
About
We are in the business of shaping the future of work. Our mission is to make conversations more valuable.
With over 1B meetings is the worlds leading tool for meeting transcription summarization and collaboration. Using artificial intelligence Otter generates real-time automated meeting notes summaries and other insights from in-person and virtual meetings - turning meetings into accessible collaborative and actionable data that can be shared across teams and organizations. The company is backed by early investors in Google DeepMind Zoom and Tesla.
is an equal opportunity employer. We proudly celebrate diversity and are committed to building an inclusive and accessible workplace. We provide reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants throughout the hiring process.
Accessibility & Accommodations
is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our hiring process. If you need assistance or an accommodation during any stage of the recruitment process please contact at least 3 business days before your interview.
* does not accept unsolicited resumes from 3rd party recruitment agencies without a written agreement in place for permanent placements. Any resume or other candidate information submitted outside of established candidate submission guidelines (including through our website or via email to any employee) and without a written agreement otherwise will be deemed to be our sole property and no fee will be paid should we hire the candidate.
Salary range
Salary Range: $185000 to $230000 USD per year.
This salary range represents the low and high end of the estimated salary range for this position. The actual base salary offered for the role is dependent on several factors. Our base salary is just one component of a comprehensive total rewards package.
#LI-Hybrid
Required Experience:
Senior IC
About Company
Otter AI Meeting Agent supports real-time transcription, live chat, automated summaries, insights, and action items.
